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There have been several remakes of Skool Daze, most notably the PC game, Klass Of 99.

Skool Daze’s success led to budget re-releases from Elite on its £2.99 range and Alternative, as well as compilation appearances such as Beau Jolly’s 10 Computer Hits.

The game loops around until the player either accrues 10,000 lines or contracts the mumps.

In addition to the mumps and pea-shooter events, a ‘mob’ of the smaller children, attacking anyone in sight, can sometimes riot on the ground floor.

In the days before the internet, an encyclopaedia was a player’s best friend in solving the game’s battle date riddle.

An inspired piece of game design was the ability to write on the blackboards. Of course, no one ever typed in rude words...

Points in Skool Daze are awarded for feats of naughtiness, activating shields and getting your friends into trouble.

Disenfranchised with the rampant pirating of their products, the Reidys left games development after Contact Sam Cruise, which sold poorly despite glowing reviews.

With neither Dave or Helen Reidy particularly proficient at graphics, artist Keith Warrington joined the team to design the game’s look.

The game features a novel speed loader and a neat border effect that flashes in time with its opening ditty.

Skool Daze came in at number 23 in Your Sinclair’s readers’ top 100 games list, with its sequel featuring at number eight and Contact Sam Cruise at 66.